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Elsie Bishop
Elsie Bishop

New York Times, Wednesday, December 1, 1954

21-Across : Gauze.

Author:
Elsie Bishop
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 0, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Elsie Bishop has 7 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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C
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E
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P
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F
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M
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D
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P
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K
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Z
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N
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D
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A
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M
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N
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R
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,982
Across
1
Enter upon the duties of an office. : ACCEDE
7
Esteem more than another. : PREFER
13
Companion of a gentleman. : SCHOLAR
14
Displaces. : REMOVES
16
Light wool dress material. : CHALLIS
17
Accept readily. : EMBRACE
18
Corded fabrics. : REPS
19
Dog star. : LASSIE
21
Gauze. : NET
22
Mme. Gynt. : ASE
23
Bulfinch's specialty. : MYTHS
24
Pinky. : DIGIT
26
A dance. : POLKA
28
Olympian. : ZEUS
30
Dream: Fr. : REVE
31
Recent U.S.N.A. graduate. : ENSIGN
33
Muscular showman. : WRESTLER
35
Scorch. : SEAR
37
A small case. : ETUI
38
One whose business is hauling. : TEAMSTER
42
Showed disapproval. : HISSED
46
The turning point. : AXLE
47
Patriot of the Revolution. : OTIS
49
Motif. : THEME
50
Roasting devices. : SPITS
52
Increase. : RAISE
54
Eccentric wheel. : CAM
55
A marble. : MIB
56
Elegant: Slang. : CLASSY
58
Pisa's river. : ARNO
59
Biblical language. : ARAMAIC
61
Ask earnestly. : ENTREAT
63
Parts of the Milky Way. : NEBULAE
64
Circular ornament. : ROSETTE
65
Faun's friends. : SATYRS
66
To be present: Lat. : ADESSE
Down
1
Member of Truman cabinet. : ACHESON
2
Places of worship. : CHAPELS
3
Mountain passes between adjacent peaks. : COLS
4
Old cloth measure. : ELL
5
Quotidian. : DAILY
6
Substitute. : ERSATZ
7
Lobby's forte. : PRESSURE
8
Early French saint. : REMI
9
Set in earth, as flowers. : EMBED
10
In favor of. : FOR
11
Matthew, Mark, Luke or John. : EVANGEL
12
Entertain. : RECEIVE
13
Predicament. : SCRAPE
15
Bird dog. : SETTER
20
Display: Bibl. form. : SHEW
23
Wizards of old. : MAGES
25
Omsk's river. : IRTISH
27
Long-run musical. : KISMET
29
Abel's brother. : SETH
32
Pact of April, 1949. : NATO
34
Attendants. : SUITE
36
Goes back. : RETRACES
38
Sea between Australia and New Zealand. : TASMAN
39
Terminates. : EXPIRES
40
Hero of an ancient tale. : ALIBABA
41
Inlets. : RIAS
43
Classified information. : SECRETS
44
Proceed outward. : EMANATE
45
Reduce in rank. : DEMOTE
48
Canaanite leader slain by Jael. : SISERA
51
Like a fish. : SCALY
53
Church council. : SYNOD
57
Ananias. : LIAR
58
Son of 28 Across. : ARES
60
Courage: Ger. : MUT
62
Part of Mao's name. : TSE

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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